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First Sergeant · U.S. Army

Denis Ryan

First Sergeant Denis Ryan, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on December 2, 1874 at Gageby Creek, Indian Territory during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns December 2, 1874Born in Ireland

First Sergeant Denis Ryan, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on December 2, 1874 at Gageby Creek, Indian Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company I, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Ryan was about 26 years old.

The medal was presented on April 23, 1875.

Ryan was born in 1848 in Cork, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York.

Ryan is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Courage while in command of a detachment.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. 1848
    Born in Cork, Ireland
  2. December 2, 1874
    Act of valor — Gageby Creek, Indian Territory
    Age about 26. Company I, 6th U.S. Cavalry
  3. April 23, 1875
    Medal of Honor presented

Same unit

ZW Zachariah Woodall Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874

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Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.